London: An Indian-origin Briton was among those killed in the terror attack on a mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi after he offered himself as a hostage to save a group of children.

London-born Mitul Shah, 38, a marketing executive at Bidco Oil, an east African cooking oil company, tried to negotiate with the terrorists in a bid to save 33 children taking part in a TV cooking competition that his company was sponsoring on the roof of the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, The Evening Standard reported.

London-born Mitul Shah tried to negotiate with the terrorists in a bid to save a group of 33 children.